Reference Guide

1551
Audio
Beginner’s guide to Cakewalk software
For more information, see:
“Tracks” on page 1552
“Clips” on page 1553
“Track-by-track playback” on page 1554
“Connecting an instrument, home stereo, or microphone to your sound card” on page 1556
“Choosing inputs” on page 1561
“Audio recording” on page 1556
“Audio hardware (sound cards) and drivers” on page 1564
“MIDI” on page 1541
Your tracks’ initial volume settings are too
low, or the tracks are muted.
See “Track-by-track playback” on page 1554.
Your audio tracks are assigned to the
wrong playback device.
Check the playback device assignment for an audio track by
clicking the track’s Output button or Out field. If the name of your
sound card (the one you have connected to an amp and
speakers) is not selected on the pop-up menu, select it. If it’s not
listed, go to Edit > Preferences > Audio - Devices and make
sure the name of your sound card is selected in the Output
Drivers list. Next, go to Edit > Preferences > Audio - Driver
Settings and make sure the sound card is selected in the
Playback Timing Master list.
If you don’t see anything resembling the name of your sound
card, anywhere, see the next step.
SONAR doesn't recognize your sound
card.
Go to Edit > Preferences > Audio - Driver Settings and click
the Wave Profiler button to test your audio hardware. Then try
playing the file again.
Note: It is not necessary to run the Wave Profiler for a sound card
using an ASIO driver.
Possible problem What to do
Table 256.